Joel Simlerhe/him

Wry, Warm, and Welcoming. A voice that's delightfully curious, and facetiously serious

United States · Bellingham

Native American English (General)

Children's Middle grades humorous

About

I am a bearded, flannel-wearing actor and audio producer from the Pacific Northwest known for lending my voice to many middle grades books for Learning Ally, a non-profit providing reading solutions for struggling students, for which I was honored with the Mary Alyce and John Merrow Above and Beyond Award in 2022. While I have a knack for performing middle grade humor, I truly love performing any sci-fi and fantasy material, especially when it has a quirky or awkward MC who's super power is being an underdog.

Training: Graduate of the Ginger Yoda Dojo - Nonfiction narration training with Sean Pratt
Graduate of Acting For Audio - Fiction narration training with Joel Leslie Froomkin

Find online: Personal website ↗ · Audible ↗ · Libro.fm ↗

Voice and range

Proficient accents

US Standard American US Southern US Appalachian US Texan Australian Spanish (Castilian) Mexican Latin American Spanish (general)

Voice ages

13 to 19 (teen) 20 to 39 (young to mid-adult) 40 to 59 (mid-adult)

Languages

English

Voice presentation

Male / masc-presenting

Heritage / identity

Hispanic / Latino / Latine White / European Multiracial / multiple heritages

Selected credits

6 listed · 41 to 100 narrated

Your Behavior Will Be Monitored

by Justin Feinstein · 2026 · co_narrator

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The Midnight Breakfast Club

by Sam Whittaker · 2026 · narrator

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A Verse for Witches

by John Hundley · 2025 · co_narrator

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The Ainoren

by Dawn Chapman, Steve Kogan, William Humble · 2024 · narrator

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Right, Down + Circle: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

by Cole Nowicki · 2024 · narrator

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Nothing Up My Sleeve

by Diana Lopez · 2024 · co_narrator

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Genres

Literary fiction Young Adult Science fiction LitRPG / GameLit Horror Romance (contemporary) Romance (steamy) Biography and memoir Business Self-development

Multi-cast Dual narration

More samples

3 total

LitRPG / GameLit Action Western, 1st Person

Horror Bizarro fiction, sci-fi, 1st Person

Working details

Experience

41 to 100 audiobooks

6 years narrating

Studio

Home studio · edits at home

DAW: Studio One Pro

Rates

Negotiable / varies by project

RS offered · RS Plus $50 to $100 PFH portion

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